Grupo Pestana buys Vila Sol resort for €43 million
The Grupo Pestana has bought the Vila Sol resort in Vilamoura from Santander Asset Management for around €43 million. The hotel group will manage the resort. The deal was announced
Algarve occupancy rate in August falls below 90%
Takes last summer’s bookings below those pre-pandemic In August, the Algarve’s hotel industry recorded an average occupancy rate per room of 89.9%, a drop of 2.3 percentage points compared to
Vila Galé group invests €6 million in hotel renovations
The Vila Galé hotel group has invested around €6 million in renovations at its hotels in Portugal. Among the new features are the renovations of the family rooms at Vila
Revived Hotel California celebrates five-year anniversary in Albufeira
Algarve hotel group Details Hotels & Resorts is celebrating a significant milestone this month – the fifth anniversary of the transformative rebirth of the iconic Hotel California in Albufeira. The
New Lisbon contemporary art museum to include 5-star hotel
Lisbon’s Armando Martins Museum of Contemporary Art (MACAM) – initially scheduled to open in 2021 – is now due to open during the first half of next year. “This is
Vilalara Thalassa Resort introduces new fine dining tasting experience
The Resort’s B&G restaurant mixes minimalism with the excellence of local products in a unique new gastronomic menu. Vilalara Thalassa Resort in Porches has just launched a new concept and
Vila Vita Parc voted “top 3 best resorts” in Spain and Portugal
Travel + Leisure’s annual ‘World Best Awards’ survey for 2023 Vila Vita Parc – part of the globally renowned Leading Hotels Of The World – has announced that it has
Algarve occupancy rate rose more than 3% in June
The average stay was 4.6 nights, an increase of 6% compared to 2022. Accommodation units in the Algarve recorded a rise of 3.2 percentage points in room occupancy compared to
Details Hotels & Resorts introduces new Marketing Director
Details Hotels & Resorts, a group comprising eight resorts in the Algarve, has announced that Sílvia Castro has taken over as the new Director of Marketing and Communications. “With an
Luxury Algarve resort points to ‘future in hotel recruitment’: workers’ villages
Idea makes sense, agrees hoteliers association boss Castro Marim’s almost open luxury resort Verdelago continues to ‘break the mould’ by appreciating that the only way to assure the best choice